Abstract
The Peggy Hyde Phillips Papers (1929-1998) document the lives of Peggy Hyde Phillips, her first husband Charles, and her son Michael. Materials include family photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and documents from Michael Hyde’s time as a student at the United States Air Force Academy. The collection also includes a near-complete run of issues from February 1, 1963 through May 8, 1964 of the
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The Peggy Hyde Phillips Papers (1929-1998) document the lives of Peggy Hyde Phillips, her first husband Charles, and her son Michael. Charles Hyde’s papers document his career as a flight instructor at Condor Field in Twentynine Palms, California. Michael Hyde’s papers document his time at Boulder City High School, his application and admittance to the United States Air Force Academy, and correspondence with his mother, written during his time at the Air Force Academy and while serving in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Peggy Hyde Phillip’s papers contain extensive newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, and materials related to her civic and professional organizations. The collection also contains a near-complete run of the
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Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged in three files: Peggy Hyde Phillips Papers, Charles Hyde Papers, Michael Hyde papers, with each section arranged chronologically.
Biographical / Historical Note
Boulder City, Nevada community leader Peggy Hyde Phillips (1916-1997) was born Helen Thelma Lewis in Iowa in 1916. Her father gave her the nickname of Peggy as a child and she used the name for the rest of her life. She married Charles Hyde (1907-1956) in 1937. He served in the United States Army Air Corps and worked as a flight instructor at Condor Field in Twentynine Palms, California during World War II. After the war, the family relocated to Boulder City, Nevada. They opened Desert Trails, a sporting goods and toy store in 1946. Peggy Hyde Phillips belonged to numerous organizations in Boulder City including the Boulder City Women’s Club, the Nevada Federation of Women’s Clubs, and the Boulder City Parent Teacher Association. In the 1950s, she was elected to the Boulder City School Board and later served on the Clark County Board of School Trustees. After Charles Hyde’s death in 1956, she sold their business in Boulder City. Her son, Michael Hyde (1938-1966), graduated from Boulder City High School in 1956 where he was well-known for his athletic abilities. He attended the United States Air Force Academy and was the first graduate of the Academy from the state of Nevada. Following graduation, Michael Hyde joined the United States Air Force. His plane was shot down in Vietnam in 1966 and he was declared dead, but his remains were not returned to the United States until 1991. Peggy Hyde Phillips married Ed Phillips in 1961. They moved from Boulder City to Las Vegas in 1964, and she served on the Winchester Town Advisory Board. Peggy Hyde Phillips passed away in 1997.
Preferred Citation
Peggy Hyde Phillips Papers, 1929-1998. MS-00401. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1998 by Carol Hyde Wilson; accession number 98-06.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Angela Moor in 2015 as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Angela Moor revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. In 2017 Joyce Moore edited the content and published the ArchivesSpace finding aid.